relative success

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandsuccess

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relative
adjective
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/
us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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success
noun
uk
/səkˈses/
us
/səkˈses/
the achieving of the results wanted or ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandsuccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrelative success

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This domain is one in which several focus theories have been applied withrelativesuccess.
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Therelativesuccessof the approach described in this paper can be attributed to the following factors.
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However, therelativesuccessof these interventions, even without maintenance, indicated their technical validity.
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Theirrelativesuccessis based on three factors.
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Then, we briefly characterize current interventions designed to reduce these behaviors, and theirrelativesuccessin doing so.
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It is left to the reader to assimilate and compare the approaches and theirrelativesuccessover the last few decades.
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This switching can be attributed to therelativesuccessof the rules.
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This magnitude alone is sufficient to account for therelativesuccessof the programme.
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And while it is significant in its own right, a comparison with some other reggae artists might help situate therelativesuccessof the album.
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In fact, there was but a short period ofrelativesuccess, in the early 1890s.
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Then we briefly characterize current interventions designed to reduce these behaviors, and theirrelativesuccessin doing so.
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If we assume that they differ, we can account for the problems in the acquisition of codas, but not for therelativesuccessin onsets.
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The outbreak of hostilities in 1939 deprived executives of an opportunity to evaluate therelativesuccessor failure of strategy and tactics.
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All in all, this book covers withrelativesuccessa very impressive and complex array of facts.
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Therelativesuccessof this regulation is dependent on three main factors.
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Previous studies have demonstrated therelativesuccessof interdisciplinary approaches in creating effective intervention strategies (16;22).
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However, despite therelativesuccessof our exercise, the price anomaly remains unsolved.
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Yet his title - stressing pension ' ' revolution' ' and ' ' crisis' ' - seem strident when we assess therelativesuccessof pension systems in countries that he covers.
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The objective fitness function is usually reinterpreted as subjective; the composer's taste and judgement instead dictate therelativesuccessrate of competing musical structures represented by the chromosomes.
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